What: HAL Rotary Wing Academy Schweizer 269C (300C)
Where: Byapanahalli area, northeast Bangalore, India
When: April 12, 2012, 4:30 pm
Who: 2 aboard, 0 fatalities
Why: After a two hour ten minute flight, the helicopter on a training flight developed engine failure, dodged high-tension wires and other buildings to land on a Bangalore roof.
The Schweizer 269C is a light four year old plane used for civilian training.
The helicopter was damaged during the emergency landing, rolling over on its side on the rooftop of Maitri Apartments in the Byapanahalli area in North East Bangalore and leaking some of the 20 litres of fuel it carried. The rotors were blown off on impact with the parapet. Retired Air Commodore Roj Assey and trainee Digvijay Singh survived the emergency landing uninjured.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating.
A small plane crashed near Franklin Municipal–John Beverly Rose Airport in Virginia, on December 10th.
The plane had just taken off from the airport when the pilot reported engine issues and decided to return.
However, the aircraft could not make it back to the airport and went down around 100 yards off Route 258.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Linda Mathias, 75, and passenger Paul L. Ruehrmund, 69. Both of them sustained minor injuries in the incident and were taken to Southampton Memorial Hospital.
Republic Airways flight YX-4378 had to return and make an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, on May 24th.
The plane took off for Memphis, Tennessee, but had to return shortly afterwards after its left engine emitted flames following a loud bang.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that a bird strike caused the engine malfunction.
A Colombian Air Force transport plane crashed near Codazzi, Colombia on July 31, 2015.
The accident happened when the Airbus CASA-235 plane was en-route from Palanquero Air Base to Barranquilla via Valledupar. Air Force Authorities said the pilot reported engine failure shortly before the crash.
All 11 people aboard the plane were killed.
It is believed that the weather conditions were poor at the time of crash.
What: DHL Aviation (leased from Solenta Aviation) Antonov 26
Where: 2.3 km S of Libreville Airport, Gabon
When: 06 JUN 2011
Who: 2 crew 2 passengers
Why: The flight had permission to land when it began experiencing a hydraulic problem, and was flying with difficulty when it crashed into the sea near Libreville Airport. (Although reported as a hydraulics issue, both propellors had stopped according to witnesses, so it may have been a fuel issue. )
One passenger from Gabon and one Bulgarian passenger were on board. The two member crew was Ukranian.
The flight ditched in shallow water and the plane is still visible above the water line.
Gabon has banned Antonov 26 flights in its airspace until further notice
Pictured: a Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000
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Contact photographer Paul Robbins
What: Low and Slow Aviation Ventures Curtiss Wright Travel Air 4000 built in 1927
Where: Page Field General Aviation Airport
When: 10:18 a.m.
Who: pilot and 2 passengers
Why: During an event during which rides were sold, the vintage bi-plane crashed. A witness noted the pilot was in trouble before the crash.
Two victims, a small boy and an older gentleman, left the wreckage on their own before being taken to the hospital. The pilot was removed by EMS.
